Edexcel GCSE History: Paper 1 Option 12 — Warfare and British society, c1250-present and London and the Second World War, 1939-45

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What this course covers

• Topic 1 — c1250–c1500: Medieval warfare and English society

  • 1.1 – The nature of warfare
  • 1.2 – The experience of war
  • 1.3 – Case studies

• Topic 2 — c1500–c1700: Warfare and English society in the early modern period

  • 2.1 – The nature of warfare
  • 2.2 – The experience of war
  • 2.3 – The Battle of Naseby (1645): reasons for its outcome; the role of Oliver Cromwell

• Topic 3 — c1700–c1900: Warfare and British society in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

  • 3.1 – The nature of warfare
  • 3.2 – The experience of war
  • 3.3 – Case studies

• Topic 4 — c1900–present: Warfare and British society in the modern era

  • 4.1 – The nature of warfare
  • 4.2 – The experience of war
  • 4.3 – Case studies

• Topic 5 — London and the Second World War, 1939–45

  • 5.1 – The context of London in the Second World War
  • 5.2 – The nature of attacks on London
  • 5.3 – The impact of the Blitz on civilian life in London
  • 5.4 – London’s response to the war
  • 5.5 – The historical context of the Second World War
  • 5.6 – Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries

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